At a carnival game,two balls,identical in mass and radius,are made of steel and of rubber.They are offered as a means of knocking over a bowling pin by throwing them at the pin.If they are thrown with the same speed and hit the same spot on the bowling pin,which is more likely to knock the pin over?
A) The steel ball
B) Without knowing more information this cannot be answered.
C) The clay ball
D) Both are equally likely since they have the same momentum

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The steel ball is more likely to knock the pin over because it is less likely to deform upon impact, transferring more of its kinetic energy to the pin.

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